The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 1 | Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo | Time Team

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Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team’s historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what’s happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor’s Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape.


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Presented by
Sir Tony Robinson

The Time Team
Prof. Stewart Ainsworth
Prof. Henry Chapman
Ivan Clowsley
Dr John Gater
Dr Helen Geake
Prof. Carenza Lewis
Penny Lock
Jackie Mckinley
Dr Derek Pitman
Naomi Sewpaul
Dr Lawrence Shaw
Peter Spencer
Adam Stanford
Hilde Van Der Heul
Keith Westcott
Matt Williams
Dani Wootton

FAS Site Directors
Justin Garner-Lahire
Cecily Shakespeare

FAS Archeologists
Andre Copp
Jenny Glazebrook
Madeleine Hummler
Richard Jackson

Geophysics
Jimmy Adcock
Dr John Gater
Simon Haddrell
Mike Langton
Andreas Viberg

Contributors
Angela Care-Evans
Prof. Martin Carver
Jonathan Clark
Dr Stuart Eve
Catherine Hills
Giselle Kiraly
Paul Mortimer
The Sutton Hoo Textiles Interpretation Group
Dr Sam Newton
Annette Roe
David Roper
Angus Wainwright

Detectorists
Dave Crisp
Paul Hemmingway
David Millington
Tom Redmayne
Alix Smith
Alan Tamblyn
David Ulke
Keith Westcott
Emma Youell

Cameras
Sam Bignell
Rob Goldie
Will Fewkes
Steve Shearn

Additional Cameras
Emily Boulting
Sophie Goss-Garnham
Karen Kirk
George Pagliero
Felix Rowe
Ellie Utili

DIT
Ellie Utili
Sophie Goss-Garnham

Drone
Justin Garner-Lahire
Steve Shearn
Adam Stanford

Sound
Steve Bowden
Tim Mills

Communications and IT
Mark Haworth

Graphics
Matt Clark
Neil Emmanuel

Illustrations
Victor Ambrus
Neil Emmanuel
Kate Morton
Juliet Giecco

Photography
Harvey Mills

Image Credits
Brenda Brown
Eric Houlder (FRPS)
Nigel Macbeth
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service (SCCAS)
Felix Rowe
The Trustees of the British Museum


Archive film
Graham Moore and students of Harrogate College of Art
The Trustees of the British Museum

Production Team
Barbara Alam
Kirsty Arthur
Hannah Darling
Alex McDonald
Rebecca Mumford
Anthony Sayers
David Trewin

Talent Liaison/Stylist
Anthi Kay

With thanks to
National Trust, Sutton Hoo
Laura Howarth
Allison Girling
Joshua Ward
The National Trust
Chris Fern
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
The Sutton Hoo Society
Rayban/Canoe inc
Omnitapps
South West Domes
Robert and Pat Hemingway Hall
Alex Schultz
Time Team’s Patreon Supporters

Music
Paul Greedus (original theme)
Steve Day
Jas Morris
Ardie Son - Visions (Artlist)
Tristan Barton - Rainbows (Artlist)

Production Manager
Carol Hendry

Location Unit Manager
Kerry Ely

Researcher
Ellie Utili

Onsite editor
Sophie Goss-Garnham

Onsite Vision Mixer
Marcus Reid

Online Producer
Felix Rowe

Producer and 2nd Unit Director
Karen Kirk

Voice Over recording
Mann Bros.

Edited and Mixed by
Timothy Mann

Produced and Directed by
Emily Boulting

Executive Producer and Series Creator
Tim Taylor




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